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Ian Gillan gives a track-by-track rundown of the Splat! lyrics for his hometown newspaper The Portugal News: “Arrogant Boy” Billy is an ordinary guy who sticks his head up above the parapet and says to the political elite: “Hey do something, stop arguing, just get on with it, make life better for us”. And they […]
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore continues his 2026 birthday celebration livestream at an “interesting hour in the morning”. And it may even be not the last instalment!
Read more »Back from the loo, Ritchie Blackmore continues his 2026 birthday livestream at (apparently) 4 o’clock in the morning.
Read more »Part 2 of Ritchie Blackmore’s 2026 birthday livestream continues from his in-house bar.
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore does a livestream on his 81st birthday.
Read more »In the last couple of weeks Ritchie Blackmore’s official YT channel has posted several short clips of Jon Lord reminiscing about Deep Purple’s selected albums and tracks. Most (all?) of these had been available before in one form or another. Here they are as a playlist, albeit in reverse chronological order — starting with Stormbringer […]
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore’s official YT channel presents Jon Lord, Ozzy Osbourne, and Ian Hunter in conversation with Chip Monck in 1974. Ritchie Blackmore has opened up his tape archive and found a great interview following Deep Purple’s triumphant California Jam show in April 1974. Chip Monck hosted the 1974 rock talk show Speakeasy, which featured an […]
Read more »Extra! Extra! Ian Paice announces his first ever solo album, which should be out some time before the end of the next (2026) year, and promises this to be “not a drumming album”. Bonus: a drum cam(s) video of Lucifer from the Turning to Crime sessions.
Read more »The following message from Ritchie Blackmore was posted today. November 23, 2025, on his Facebook page: Ritchie would like to explain his reason for having to postpone the recent shows. “Very quick history, for those who have nothing better to do: I have a long history of lumbar and neck herniated discs. Consequently, I would […]
Read more »David Coverdale embraces his natural hair colour and announces his retirement. No more, no less.
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